ONLINE SELF-STUDY (City and Guilds Assured)
OSINT is a huge subject area. This course will cover the fundamentals of Open Source Intelligence, as well as touch on a few of the more advanced topics. The list of areas we will cover is as follows...
- Search engines
- Advanced search engines
- Cached search results
- Domain hierarchy and registration
- Whois
- Website hosting trace
- IP address research
- Google Analytics id research
- Forensic image investigation
- Reverse image searching
- Image meta-data analysis
- Mapping tools & features
- Tradecraft in creating and maintaining covert social media profiles
- Social media search techniques
- Other public records
Learning Objectives
- Classify the different levels of Open-Source Investigation
- Demonstrate the requirements of an Open-Source Investigation Strategy
- Use advanced search techniques to improve search results
- Discuss domain hierarchies, the registration process, and investigative opportunities
- Recognise the investigative challenges and opportunities around digital imagery
- Select and utilise appropriate online mapping tools
- Identify appropriate social media search procedures and techniques
- Explain additional investigative opportunities and options available to the online investigator
It is not the purpose of this course to cover legislative issues, as these will change from country to country, and often even within a country, depending upon which company or agency you are working for.
This course will include elements of both non-intrusive and intrusive OSINT, however, there will not be any content relating to Interactive OSINT. This area is highly regulated and legislated, especially concerning law enforcement and public bodies. It is not recommended that you attempt to engage in any form of interactive OSINT without expert legal advice.